The latest ArcGIS Pro 3.4 update brings exciting advancements to streamline your workflows, improve productivity, and expand capabilities for GIS professionals. From enhanced data visualization tools to new GeoAI features, this release has something for everyone. Here’s a breakdown of the highlights.

Key New Features

• Definition Queries from Selections: The new tool allows you to create definition queries directly from selected features. This simplifies filtering by field values, helping you focus on relevant data and speeding up analysis.

• Symbol Class Visibility: Gain greater control over your maps by adjusting the visibility of individual symbol classes within unique values symbology. This feature is ideal for highlighting or hiding specific data categories.

• Offline License Limits: Administrators can now set a maximum duration for offline license usage, providing enhanced flexibility and security for license management.

• 3D Tile Sharing: Share large-scale 3D datasets as web layers using ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4. These immersive layers support dynamic analysis and visualization in web scenes.

• Combo Charts: Combine bar and line graphs with dual y-axes in a single chart, making it easier to analyze relationships between datasets of varying scales.

• GeoAI Model Support: Utilize foundational GeoAI models like Prithvi and ClimaX for complex geospatial tasks such as crop classification and disaster response. You can also automate text analysis with large language models (LLMs) like Mistral AI.

• Hyperspectral Imagery Enhancements: Improved support for AVIRIS hyperspectral imagery, along with CRF format updates, ensures smoother workflows when working with large datasets.

Boosting Productivity

ArcGIS Pro 3.4 includes features to make your workspace more efficient:

• Enhanced Search: The updated search functionality now supports semantic searches, helping you locate tools and settings faster by understanding the intent behind your search terms.
• Minimized Views: Keep your workspace tidy by minimizing floating views like the Attribute Table. Restore them instantly via the ArcGIS Pro taskbar.
• Simplified Ribbon: A streamlined ribbon layout reduces clutter, giving you more space to focus on your maps.
• Keyboard Shortcuts Export: Export your custom keyboard shortcuts as a PDF for quick access, reducing mouse clicks and improving workflow speed.
• Shared Add-Ins: Network-based add-ins are now more secure and accessible, preventing accidental deletion and ensuring team-wide consistency.
• Stacked Pane Icons: Visualize stacked panes with ease using icons and dropdown menus to quickly locate the right tab.

Enhancements for Extensions

ArcGIS Pro 3.4 also brings updates to key extensions:

• Image Analyst: Expanded GeoAI tools, video metadata support, and enhanced imagery workflows.
• Data Reviewer: Improved error detection and usability for data quality checks.
• ArcGIS Indoors: Create floorplans from point clouds and streamline indoor mapping workflows.
• ArcGIS IPS & Aviation: Offline workflows, enhanced 3D visualization, and improved aviation tools for airport management and design.

Learning Opportunities and Resources

Take advantage of live webinars and training:

• Utility Network Migration with Data Reviewer: Learn how to ensure reliable water utility data.
• ArcGIS Bathymetry Advancements: Explore new tools for creating bathymetric surfaces.
• Python 101: Join a free seminar to master Python basics and automate ArcGIS workflows.

Want more? New books on Python scripting for ArcGIS Pro are available with a 30% discount (promo code Python30, valid until Dec 15).

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This article was originally written by Christie Roland, see full article here